Weyland McKenzie-Witter Presents NELLO

Weyland McKenzie-Witter is an award-winning multidisciplinary Audio Artist, Archivist, Creative Producer and Writer. Nello sits at the intersection of heritage, cultural production and digital humanities. Nello’s work focuses on creating digital humanities projects, archival collections, creative productions, exhibitions, workshops and consultancy.

Asking Darcus Howe Ep 3: The Devil's Advocate 02/26/2026

Asking Darcus Howe Ep 3: The Devil's Advocate In the final episode of this mini series, Deanna, Weyland and Athian Akec trace how Darcus Howe carried C.L.R. James’ radical tradition from Black Power organising and Race Today into prime-time British TV, from The Bandung File to Devil’s Advocate. Through interviews, archive and biography, we explore his confrontations with British power and the legacy that continues to shape Black politics and media today. This episode features : Andrew Billen - British journalist, children's author, and staff feature writer on The Times newspaper. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, specialising in Caribbean politics, decolonisation, and the work of CLR James. Dr Robin Bunce – Historian of Black Power and radical politics in Britain, and co-author of Darcus Howe: A Political Biography. Athian Akec - A political educator and community organiser focused on cultivating political imagination and building community capacity for positive change. Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyn Cook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter Special guest appearance by Athian Akec Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie - Witter Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal Artwork by Rei Bleu - /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/40198605

Asking Darcus Howe Ep 1: Who is Darcus Howe? 02/26/2026

Asking Darcus Howe Ep 1: Who is Darcus Howe? On Jan 4th 2022, Darcus Howe was honoured at the unveiling of a Nubian Jack plaque in Brixton. But who is Darcus Howe? In Part 1 of this series, we explore Howe’s politics, his relationship with C. L. R. James, and the Caribbean radical tradition behind his life’s work. This episode features: Dr Jak Beula - British entrepreneur, cultural activist, and "educartist" who founded the Nubian Jak Community Trust (NJCT) in 2006. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, specialising in Caribbean politics, decolonisation, and the work of CLR James. Dr Robin Bunce – Historian of Black Power and radical politics in Britain, and co-author of Darcus Howe: A Political Biography. Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyncook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie-Witter Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal Artwork by Rei Bleu - /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/40237655

Ep 2: Darcus Howe: Caribbean Global Consciousness to Black Power in Britain 02/26/2026

Ep 2: Darcus Howe: Caribbean Global Consciousness to Black Power in Britain In this episode, we trace Darcus Howe’s journey from Caribbean “global consciousness” and Trinidad’s Black Power uprising to the Mangrove Nine, the Race Today Collective and political organising in Britain. This episode uncovers how Howe built institutions, challenged the state and became a key target of the Special Branch’s Black Power desk. Leila Hassan Howe – Veteran Black British activist, former member of the Race Today Collective and long-time campaigner for racial justice and Black self-organisation. Dr Tennyson Joseph – Political scientist and lecturer at the University of the West Indies, specialising in Caribbean politics, decolonisation, and the work of CLR James. Dr Robin Bunce – Historian of Black Power and radical politics in Britain, and co-author of Darcus Howe: A Political Biography. Written, presented, and produced by Deanna Lyn Cook & Weyland McKenzie-Witter Mix and Sound design by Weyland McKenzie-Witter Series Theme Music by Kyron Akal Artwork by Rei Bleu - /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/40198545

Asante Sana from Assata Shakur 09/26/2025

Asante Sana from Assata Shakur Statement from Assata Shakur from July 2007. Voiced by Sirena Riley Produced by Weyland McKenzie - Witter Featuring Music from Samson /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/38367990

Assata Shakur - The Tradition (2023) 01/26/2023

Assata Shakur - The Tradition (2023) We end series 1 with a reimagining of Assata's Shakur's Poem The Tradition. Assata is voiced by Sirena Riley This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at : /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25468404

Revolution is Illegal The Panther 21 Trial (Part 4) 01/19/2023

Revolution is Illegal The Panther 21 Trial (Part 4) A day after the Panther 21 organized this unprecedented hearing, which forced the judiciary to tacitly admit to its conspiracy to imprison poor people of color through bail, they were back in criminal court, standing trial for allegedly conspiring against the state. This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at : /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25468395

The Women of the Black Panther Party Mural (Side B) 01/12/2023

The Women of the Black Panther Party Mural (Side B) In this episode we pay a visit to the Women of the Black Panther Party Mural in West Oakland and talk with Curator Jilchristina Vest about the Mural. This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at : /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25468356

Altheia Jones - Lecointe 01/09/2023

Altheia Jones - Lecointe In this episode we look at the remarkable Altheia Jones -Lecointe the Trinidadian born former member of the British Black Panther Movement and her sister Beverly Jones. Music : Womb Love by Teshay Makeda Artwork by Elfreda Fayoka This is a Nello and the People's Production. Visit Us Online at : /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25468335

Revolution is Illegal - The Panther 21 Trial (Part 3) 01/05/2023

Revolution is Illegal - The Panther 21 Trial (Part 3) Afeni Shakur showed up 15 minutes late in October of 69. The judge revokes her bail. "About noon on the 1st of October 1970, the inmates of the Queens house of detention, Long Island city, Queens, Nyc, NY seized seven prison guards as hostages and took control of a six story building. Among the demands of the prisoners were the presence of Zayd Shakur, Ny BPP deputy minister of information a jury of their peers for members of the NY panther 21 who are presently on trial in NYC and distribution of BPP literature throughout the prison, The prisoners were led by six inmates including three members of the BPP, one of whom was identified and Lumumba Shakur, a member of the panther 21. " - cointelpro surveillance document nelloandthem.co.uk /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25468293

Revolution is Illegal: The Panther 21 Trial (Part 2) 12/22/2022

Revolution is Illegal: The Panther 21 Trial (Part 2) With the help of Prof Orisanmi Burton & Lawyer Gerald Lefcourt, we continue the story of the Panther 21 trial. The 21 were busted on April 2nd 1969 in multiple pre-dawn raids carried out by the NYPD /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25409877

After The Black Messiah - The Trial for Fred Hampton & Mark Clark (w Jeffery Haas and Flint Taylor) 12/15/2022

After The Black Messiah - The Trial for Fred Hampton & Mark Clark (w Jeffery Haas and Flint Taylor) Jeffery Haas and Flint Taylor detail their legal struggle against the Chicago PD and the FBI following the assassination of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25296537

Frank B Wilderson III At The Chicago Panther Pad 12/08/2022

Frank B Wilderson III At The Chicago Panther Pad In Today's episode, Frank B Wilderson III reads from his memoir "Incognegro”. In this excerpt a 13 year old Frank visits the Chicago Panther pad just days after the assassination of Chairman Fred Hampton and Mark Clark /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25264854

Dec 4th 1969 ( With Jeffrey Haas & Flint Taylor) 12/01/2022

Dec 4th 1969 ( With Jeffrey Haas & Flint Taylor) Jeffery Haas & Flint Taylor are lawyers for the movement. In the late 60’s they were the lawyers for Fred Hampton and the Chicago Panthers. In this episode they describe the night of the assassination of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark from their perspective. Music by LOWU /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25186641

Joan Bird Statement 11/24/2022

Joan Bird Statement On January 17th 1969, Joan Bird of the NY Panthers was arrested for the first time and taken to the 34th Precinct. This was her statement on the brutal arrest. Joan Bird is voiced by Sophia Phern Brown /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25123797

Revolution is Illegal: The Panther 21 Trial (part1) 11/18/2022

Revolution is Illegal: The Panther 21 Trial (part1) With the help of Prof Orisanmi Burton, we revise the story of the NY Panther 21. This episode also features an interview withGerald Lefcourt who was the official lawyer for the New York Black Panthers and successfully represented them during the Panther 21 trial. /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/25059777

Connie Matthews 11/10/2022

Connie Matthews This episode, focuses on Connie Matthews the Jamaican born, Denmark based, international coordinator of the BPP. In this episode we speak with Photographer and Connie's friend Robert Wade as well as Dr Ethelene Whitmire whose research into African Americans in Denmark during the 20th century led her discovering Connie. Connie Matthews voiced by Ffiondra Witter Artwork by Elfreda Fayoka Assata's Chant and Other Histories Installation at /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/24966492

Women of the Black Panther Party Mural (Side A) 11/03/2022

Women of the Black Panther Party Mural (Side A) We pay a visit to the Women of the Black Panther Party Mural in West Oakland and talk with Curator Jilchristina Vest about the Mural. We talk about the creation of the mural and the mini museum, her relationship with Ericka Huggins and buying the house across the street from where Huey P Newton was assassinated. /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/24891660

NAPS: A Brief History of the Black Panther Party 09/08/2022

NAPS: A Brief History of the Black Panther Party Sundiata Acoli introduces us to the Black Panther Party for Self Defence Sundiata Acoli is voiced by Ryan Vincent Anderson /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/24309699

Malcolm & Eugene 09/01/2022

Malcolm & Eugene Eugene Roberts was Malcolm X's security coirdinator on February 21st 1965, the day he was assassinated. /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/24237990

N.A.P.S : Civil Rights Through The Black Power Era 08/25/2022

N.A.P.S : Civil Rights Through The Black Power Era We contiue with Sundiata Acoli's essay and Updated Hisotory of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle "Influenced by the anti-discrimination aspect of the Civil Rights Movement, a growing number of New Afrikans behind the walls began stepping up their struggle against discrimination in prison" - Sundiata Acoli Sundiata Acoli Voiced by Ryan Vincent Anderson /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/24162966

N.A.P.S : Post WW2 To The Civil Rights Era 08/18/2022

N.A.P.S : Post WW2 To The Civil Rights Era We continue with Sundiata Acoli's essay and Updated History of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle "Things began to change in the wake of World War 2. Four factors flowing together ushered in these changes. They were the ghetto population explosion, the drug influx, the emergence of independent Afrikan nations, and the Civil Rights Movement."- Sundiata Acoli Sundiata Acoli : voiced by Ryan Vincent Anderson Music - Aychibs & Weyland Mckenzie - Patience Artwork by Kieron Boothe Editor's Introduction to the series : /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/24090345

Freeman 08/11/2022

Freeman What is a free man? in this episode we dicuss the sprectrum of freedom and free people of colour with Dr Warren Milteer Jr. We are also Introduced to Sundiata Acoli's An updated History of the New Afrikan Prison Struggle and the story of Denmark Vessy. Editor's introduction to Assata's Chant & Other Histories : /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/23983212

Free Mutulu Shakur (Ft Mopreme Shakur) 08/08/2022

Free Mutulu Shakur (Ft Mopreme Shakur) Dr Mutulu Shakur is a political prisoner for his work in the black liberation movement, he is currently suffering from terminal cancer while incarcerated. In this episode, his son Mopreme Shakur details the medical neglect Dr Mutulu Shakur has faced during his time in prison. We also talk about the legacy of the Shakur name and touch on the ramifications of the struggle his family has been fighting for generations. This interview was recorded November 7th 2021. Mopreme's Theme produced by LO-WU Editor's Intoduction to the series : /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/23984634

Assata's Chant 08/04/2022

Assata's Chant “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” - Assata Shakur Who is Assaata Shakur? We begin with this complicated question Assata is voiced by Sirena Riley Assata's Chant theme by Yomi Bello Written, produced and sound designed by Weyland McKenzie - Witter for Nello /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/23891097

Ep 0 08/02/2022

Ep 0 Introduction to the upcoming series.... Assata’s Chant and Other Histories is an anthology of Interviews, readings, Immersive storytelling and archive audio that tell stories of Black Revolutionary Assata Shakur and her comrades in the Black Liberation Movement Including Sundiata Acoli, The Panther 21, Fred Hampton Mutulu Shakur and more. The goal of the project is to illustrate snapshots of the journey of Assata and her comrades in the Black Liberation movement. This is opposed to simply retelling her story in a one dimensional biopic format which has gained much criticism over recent years for its inability to truly capture the lives and struggles of these Revolutionari /episode/index/show/b433d18a-15f0-421f-ae89-ef2d9056fc77/id/23938728

Weyland McKenzie-Witter Presents NELLO

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